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(meteorobs) Persieds Aug. 10/11, 1999--M.Mikutis






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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: August 10/11, 1999   BEGIN: 05:10 UT   END: 08:10 UT
OBSERVER: Mark Mikutis
LOCATION: Long: 92 d 44' 05" West; Lat: 41 d 42' 33" North
City & State: Kellogg, Iowa            Elevation: 1008 ft.
RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder
----------------------------------------------------------OBSERVED SHOWERS:
3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter

PER ; RA 03h 04m  DEC +58 deg.; 5 deg
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)  FIELD   Teff   F    LM    PER   SPO
05:10-06:10 NE 40   1.00  1.06  5.65   9     2               
06:10-07:10 NE 45   1.00  1.00  5.97   8     2
07:10-08:10 NE 50   1.00  1.04  6.15  10     3
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TOTALS              3.00              27     7   = 34
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER   -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6  TOTAL
PER       0  0  0  0  1  1  0  7  5  7  4  2  0  0   27 
SPO       0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  4  1  0  0  0  0    7
----------------------------------------------------------TOTAL     0  0  0
 0  1  1  1  8  9  8  4  2  0  0   34
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SKY OBSCURED: high cirrus clouds
     _0_%           _10_%          _5_%           _10_%   
FROM:05:10 UT  FROM:05:30 UT FROM: 05:45 UT FROM: 06:00 UT
  TO:05:30 UT    TO:05:45 UT   TO: 06:00 UT   TO: 06:10 UT
     _0_%            _5_%           _0_%
FROM:06:10 UT  FROM:07:15 UT FROM: 08:00 UT
  TO:07:15 UT    TO:08:00 UT   TO: 08:10 UT
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DEAD TIME: None
BREAKS: None
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM
05:10       2        10       5.6
05:30       2        10       5.6
05:45       2        12       5.8 
06:00       2        10       5.6
06:11       2        12       5.8
06:30       2        13       6.0
07:00       2        14       6.1
07:15       2        14       6.1
07:40       2        14       6.1
08:00       2        15       6.2
08:10       2        15       6.2
    
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.92

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METEOR DATA:

#  TIME(UT)  MAG  VEL.  COLOR  SHOWER  TRAIN  MAP  ACCURACY
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1   05:19   -3.0   4    green   PER     4.0s 
2   05:33    3.0   4    white   PER       0s
3   05:37    0.0   5    white   PER     1.5s 
4   05:37    0.0   5    white   PER     1.5s
5   05:40    1.0   3    white   SPO     0.5s
6   05:41   -2.0   4    green   PER     2.0s
7   05:44    2.0   5    white   PER       0s
8   05:50    1.0   3    white   SPO     0.5s
9   05:52    1.0   4    white   PER     0.5s
10  06:02    2.0   4    white   PER     0.5s
11  06:07    3.0   5    white   PER       0s
12  06:11    2.0   4    white   PER     0.5s
13  06:17    3.0   5    white   PER       0s
14  06:18    4.0   5    white   PER       0s
15  06:26    1.0   5    white   PER     1.0s
16  06:35    0.0   4    green   PER     1.5s
17  06:47    4.0   5    white   PER       0s
18  06:51    0.0   3    orange  SPO     2.0s
19  06:57    0.0   4    white   PER     1.5s
20  06:59    2.0   4    white   SPO       0s
21  07:10    1.0   4    white   PER     1.5s
22  07:13    2.0   4    white   PER       0s
23  07:21    1.0   4    white   PER     0.5s
24  07:26    3.0   4    white   PER       0s
25  07:28    1.0   3    white   SPO     1.5s
26  07:33    0.0   5    white   PER     1.5s
27  07:37    2.0   4    white   PER       0s
28  07:39   -1.0   3    orange  SPO     2.5s
29  07:47    1.0   4    white   PER     1.0s
30  07:49    2.0   4    white   PER     0.5s
31  07:58    0.0   4    white   PER     1.5s
32  08:05    0.0   4    white   PER     2.0s
33  08:08    2.0   5    white   PER     0.5s
34  08:09    1.0   3    white   SPO     2.0s

VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

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REMARKS:
1. Meteors #3 and #4 appeared at the same time from the radiant.
2. Meteor #1 was a beautiful light green PER fireball with a 
30 degree flight path and left a very distinct train similar to 
a jet contrail.
3. Many of the Perseid meteors were fast and short in flight but
left very distinct/luminous trains.
4. Meteor #21 had a very short flight of only a few degrees directly
out of the radiant.

5. Observed a star like image of nearly constant brightness
(mag. 2.0) a few degrees below the Alpha-Perseus group which 
traveled approx. 10 degrees very slowly to the East and then it
disappeared. Most probably a satelite but fairly bright and 
followed a very smooth/nonerratic path.
 
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<END OF REPORT>





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